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5 Features That Make ICS 'Revolutionary'
5 Features That Make ICS 'Revolutionary'
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| It brings along quite a few cutting edge features, which help this platform carve a niche for itself way above the others.
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Friday, December 23, 2011:
Android 4.0, the recently launched member from Google's Android family is already a rage. The kind of fan-following it has earned in such a short span of time makes it another huge success story for Android platform. No wonder, it is termed as the 'most revolutionary version of Android' by the techies. It brings along quite a few cutting edge features, which help this platform carve a niche for itself way above the others.
Here are a few reasons why Ice Cream Sandwich is a revolution in the technology world:
Unified Operating System: Google, as promised, designed Android 4.0 as a unified operating system that works for both tablets and smartphones. Until now, Android 2.3 Gingerbread was used on smartphones and Android 3.0 Honeycomb was made for tablets. The new Android merges the features of both the operating systems, which is great for the app developers, who can now design apps more comfortably now.
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Native screenshot feature: With an Ice Cream Sandwich device, users get the native screenshot feature, which was, obviously, not present in the previous version. Users needed to install extra add-ons to capture the screenshots. Users of Android 4.0 can simply press Volume Down + Power buttons. It captures the .png image of the screen.
Face Unlock Feature: Android 4.0 has a unique feature called Face Unlock. It allows the users to unlock their smartphone with a scan of their face. It clearly shows how experimenting Google can be. This features puts enough pressure on iOS devices.
A much-improved user interface: Android Ice Cream Sandwich brings along a much better user-interface. Unlike the Honeycomb and Gingerbread, Android 4.0 offers a single interface for both tablets and phones. It is simple to use, and comes with widgets and icons rather than anything else. Reviewers have liked this features of ICS pretty much.
Share Content With Android Beam: The Ice Cream Sandwich comes with a futuristic technology called Android Beam. This feature enables users to share content wirelessly from one Android device to another. Android Beam works only if users touch two phones together and then tap to send the content. The feature works with apps, music, videos and much more. |
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